In addition to people interested in doing research on my established projects (topic maps, safety instruction, pattern languages, C.L.I.P. data analysis), I also welcome people who are interested in doing independent study working on developing or evaluating curriculum or (sometimes) extending a curriculum project beyond the classroom. This could include doing work on testing or developing materials for use at any level, from K-20+. Examples of possible projects include developing workshop or lab materials for use in college courses, preparation of educational road shows for area schools, or development of lesson plans and activities for a particular grade level and/or subject. Most such projects are developed in conversations between me and the interested person, so if you have an interest in such an area, please come talk to me.

• 2009-2010, Sarah Elkins: exploring the impact of additives on crystal structure and morphology
• 2007-present: Sci 241a development and assessment
  • involves faculty and staff from SIUE, Southwestern Illinois College, and Lewis and Clark Community College
  • SIUE students involved to date: Britany Robson and Cassie Germann
  • funding gratefully acknowledged from: SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education; National Science Foundation Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement program
• 2007-2010: Scanning Probe Microscopy in Undergraduate Chemistry Courses
• involves faculty, staff, and students from SIUE and University of Illinois Springfield
• funding gratefully acknowledged from: SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education; National Science Foundation Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement program
• Donnell Young (Professional Science Masters, Environmental Science, 2009): "Managing Change: A Study of Inter-Staff Communication During Pilot-Plant Trials at the NCERC"
• Beth Roy (Masters, Sec Ed, 2009): "Visualizing a Classroom with Computational Tools"
• Leslie Tesluk-Eckers (Masters, Sec Ed, 2007): "A Look Into Physical Science and the Gender Gap"
• 2006-2007, Therese Hembruch: developing safer crystal growing activity for use in middle school science class
• 2004-present: building three-story barometer
  • faculty and students involved to date: Dr. Eric Malina, Jessica Showen, Brian Garner
  • funding gratefully acknowledged from: SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education
• 2004-2007, Powder X-ray Diffraction in Undergraduate Chemistry Courses
  • involves faculty, staff, and students from SIUE, University of Illinois Springfield and Principia College
  • funding gratefully acknowledged from: SIUE Excellence in Undergraduate Education; National Science Foundation Course Curriculum and Laboratory Improvement program
• 2004, Tamara Penwell: developing lesson plans and activities for three chapters of the science curriculum in her classroom